Meaning Of The Word Bauxite

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bauxite
uncountable noun: Bauxite is a clay-like substance from which aluminium is obtained.

bauxite in American English
a soft, claylike sedimentary rock, mainly hydrous aluminum hydroxide, that is the chief ore of aluminum
noun: a rock consisting of aluminum oxides and hydroxides with various impurities: the principal ore of aluminum

bauxite in British English
noun: a white, red, yellow, or brown amorphous claylike substance comprising aluminium oxides and hydroxides, often with such impurities as iron oxides. It is the chief ore of aluminium. General formula: Al2 O3.n H2O

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